Robert Lustig: Fat Chance – Fructose 2.0

Hosted by the California University, in this talk with Dr. Robert Lustig, at the UCSF Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, updates his very popular video “Sugar: The Bitter Truth.” He argues that sugar and processed foods are driving the obesity epidemic, which in turn affects our endocrine system.

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